SURF, A photographer’s journey

Russell Hoover, a celebrated international photographer, has an eye for beauty wherever he travels. His passion for surf photography has taken him from Peru, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica to the Cook Islands, Tahiti, Israel, Alaska, and beyond. After working 20 consecutive winters on Oahu’s North Shore, Russell’s passion and a keen eye for conceptualizing images set him apart from other photographers. For many years he was the Senior Staff Photographer for Surfer Magazine. He lived and breathed the magic of photography. His images graced the covers of over 100 publications world-wide, including the cover of inaugural Surfer’s Journal Volume 1 Issue 1.